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    Kent Sharkey
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    Techcrunch[^]:

    A small Los Angeles-based company, Bee Technologies, recently made a stir on Reddit by asking potential unpaid interns to complete a fairly complex software product before they were “hired.”

    "You don't have to be crazy to work here... but it helps."

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      Techcrunch[^]:

      A small Los Angeles-based company, Bee Technologies, recently made a stir on Reddit by asking potential unpaid interns to complete a fairly complex software product before they were “hired.”

      "You don't have to be crazy to work here... but it helps."

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      > Here, the front-end would like to send a JSON encoded API request to your server in order to upload a photo to the site. It is on you to create an endpoint that can handle this upload, then find a way to view all the photos that have been uploaded to the site in an efficient manner. They got hazed for that? It would probably take me an hour to figure out how to do that with [jqWidgets](https://www.jqwidgets.com/), putting images into a sortable, filterable, paginated grid as the most efficient way of handling viewing all photos. OK, maybe more than an hour because my fu with jqwidgets is still at the neophyte level, and everything seems to kick and scream, but once I get stuff working with these controls, they are awesome. Marc

      Latest Article - Class-less Coding - Minimalist C# and Why F# and Function Programming Has Some Advantages Learning to code with python is like learning to swim with those little arm floaties. It gives you undeserved confidence and will eventually drown you. - DangerBunny Artificial intelligence is the only remedy for natural stupidity. - CDP1802

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        Techcrunch[^]:

        A small Los Angeles-based company, Bee Technologies, recently made a stir on Reddit by asking potential unpaid interns to complete a fairly complex software product before they were “hired.”

        "You don't have to be crazy to work here... but it helps."

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        Joe Woodbury
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        "Bee makes people famous by sharing their photos directly with their favorite brands." Seriously? This is beyond lazy. (Turns out what the company is trying to do is likely illegal in most states and especially California.)

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          "Bee makes people famous by sharing their photos directly with their favorite brands." Seriously? This is beyond lazy. (Turns out what the company is trying to do is likely illegal in most states and especially California.)

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          Pualee
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          You mean working without wages? X|

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            Techcrunch[^]:

            A small Los Angeles-based company, Bee Technologies, recently made a stir on Reddit by asking potential unpaid interns to complete a fairly complex software product before they were “hired.”

            "You don't have to be crazy to work here... but it helps."

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            Lost User
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            The best way to say "hi" is to include a reference to a little GNU-library in the code before submitting. :rolleyes:

            Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]

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              > Here, the front-end would like to send a JSON encoded API request to your server in order to upload a photo to the site. It is on you to create an endpoint that can handle this upload, then find a way to view all the photos that have been uploaded to the site in an efficient manner. They got hazed for that? It would probably take me an hour to figure out how to do that with [jqWidgets](https://www.jqwidgets.com/), putting images into a sortable, filterable, paginated grid as the most efficient way of handling viewing all photos. OK, maybe more than an hour because my fu with jqwidgets is still at the neophyte level, and everything seems to kick and scream, but once I get stuff working with these controls, they are awesome. Marc

              Latest Article - Class-less Coding - Minimalist C# and Why F# and Function Programming Has Some Advantages Learning to code with python is like learning to swim with those little arm floaties. It gives you undeserved confidence and will eventually drown you. - DangerBunny Artificial intelligence is the only remedy for natural stupidity. - CDP1802

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              Sentenryu
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              Marc Clifton wrote:

              putting images into a sortable, filterable, paginated grid as the most efficient way of handling viewing all photos.

              They didn't even ask for that. They asked only for images, so a simple page could do the job just fine. This is not the revolting part, this is:

              Quote:

              Please do not apply if you know you don't have the skill necessary to build something extraordinary

              Specially when followed by this:

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              We are just four college kids with no money

              :doh:

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